TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Paul Frederiksen, Interim City Manager DATE: November 6, 2020 SUBJECT: Weekly Update Finance Nothing to report. Police Department Four patrol cadets are currently in training at the NCTCOG. Fire The FD responded to 136 calls for service in the past week, which includes four responses for COVID related patients. There was also an FD response to a drowning victim at Lakeside Park where the FD had personnel assist with the search for the victim along with a drone team from Cedar Hill FD and the Grand Prairie Public Safety Dive Team. Our personnel have also been attending Paramedic Continuing Education this week covering Infectious Diseases. We have a confirmed date of December 12th for our next Civil Service entrance examination. Information Technology The fives CARES Act funded projects the IT Department are working on are on track and on time with the received and invoiced date requirement for receiving those CARES Act funding. Our Public Works ERP system, EnerGov, is still on track for a Go Live at the end of November. Our Planning, Inspections, and Code personnel have and continue to work diligently to complete configuration of the new system and will soon begin the acceptance testing and user training. City of Duncanville • P.O. Box 380280 • Duncanville TX 75138 • (972) 780-5017 • Fax (972) 780-5077 Page 2 of 12 Our Utility Billing CIS ERP system implementation is still on track for a Go Live at the end of February 2021. Performance Services Inc has just completed testing of meters throughout the City as part of the Investment Grade Audit that was initiated as a part of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. The meter testing does confirm initial findings on the state of our current mechanical meters. The IT Department and Utilities departments are currently in the process of testing and evaluating meters from different vendors. Meter function and performance, along with a user-friendly customer portal are among the highest rated topics as we evaluate these meter companies. Public Works Building Inspections • A total of 1588 rental properties are registered year-to-date, one property registered since the last update. Fifteen properties were inspected, five properties passed while ten failed. Lack of vacuum breakers on hose bibs and GFCI protection were the primary reasons for failures. Two residential certificates of occupancy were issued for a total of 419 certificates of occupancy issued year-to-date. • Since the start of active lien collection, $237,110.05 has been collected; $4,474.62 was collected during this update period. • Mosquito traps were negative during this update. Utilities • Water usage was 30.029 MG this week, down from 34.573 MG the previous week. The daily peak water demand occurred on Sunday, November 1st when 4.662 MG was used. There was 0.30 inches of precipitation last reporting week 10/26- 11/01/2020. Street Division • Lakeside Parking Lot – Activity resumed with 5,089 sq. ft. of concrete placed. Page 3 of 12 CIP Construction: • TXDOT I-20 Service Road Project – Contractor is closing I-20 off-ramp for re- construction between Main and Duncanville Rd 11/04/2020 – 01/12/2021. Following this work, the contractor will start working on re-constructing a portion of Wren Ave between Oriole Blvd and Main St (lane closest to the houses). Substantial completion of the entire project is scheduled for mid-February 2021. • Sidewalk ADA Improvements – Contractor was contacted regarding completion of work, waiting on final review. Purchasing Manager is working with contractor to resolve any outstanding issues. • Center Ridge Apartments Water and Wastewater Improvements – Project substantially complete. Still waiting on contractor to restore construction yard at Lakeside Park. • FY-20 Pipebursting – Contractor finished the work on S. Cockrell Hill Rd. and removed traffic control. The contractor will be back in two weeks to complete the last 3 manholes on Madrid Dr and last segment of 12-inch pipebursting and services on Cherry St. • Madrid-Granada Alley Improvements – Project scheduled to start in January 2021, following Atmos relocation of gas lines in December 2020. • Green Tree Ln. Water & Wastewater Improvements – The bid-opening meeting is scheduled for 11/09/2020. • E. Danieldale Rd. Reconstruction & Utility Improvements – The bid-opening meeting is scheduled for 11/09/2020. Planning and Zoning • Predevelopment meeting conducted by the Development Review Group, Thursday, October 29th: o 1203 Crestlane Dr. – Towing company with auto storage. • Zoning Ordinance Update – Joint virtual meeting with City Council will be November 9, 2020 to discuss policy and zoning districts as well as discussing plan to get public feedback. Page 4 of 12 • Walkability Audit available to the public online and packet at City Hall. Audit due date has been extended to November 18th. • Pastries and Coffee with Planning Division and Planning Board, “Doing Business in Duncanville” was held Friday, October 30th, at the Senior Center from 10 am- 12pm. Economic Development • ED Staff continues to work with contractors on the demolition of the former Toyota Building. • ED Staff is working with a new eating establishment that is interested in Duncanville. • ED Staff worked with Hot Fund Grant Recipients to process their grant payments. Certificate of Occupancy Applications Received: • Crossover Health Medical Group, APC; 215 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Suite #11 (medical office) • Pop Up DFW; 511 E. Camp Wisdom Rd., Suite #A (general merchandise retail store (clothing)) Certificate of Occupancy Permits Issued: • True Beauty Boutique; 407 N. Cedar Ridge Dr., Suite #320 (boutique (selling clothes, purses, etc.)) • Taqueria Dos Gordos; 502 E. Camp Wisdom Rd., Suite #B (fast food taco shop) • Cabinetworks Group Duncanville: 515 Big Stone Gap Rd. (manufacturing cabinets name change formerly Masco) • US Universal Health Care Services, LLC; 423 W. Wheatland Rd., Suite #102 (home health care agency – office only) • The Body Fairy; 716 N. Main St., Suite #C (beauty salon (lashes, v-steaming, styling hair – no washing)) • Freeway Insurance Services America, LLC; 335 E. Camp Wisdom Rd. (sale of insurance and insurance related products) • Certified Hairlines Matters (Faded); 406 E. Camp Wisdom Rd. (barbershop) • KP Staffing; 138 W. Camp Wisdom Rd. (employment/staffing service) • WPSTX TV; 1423 N. Duncanville Rd., Suite #A (television broadcast station) • Soiree Pampering Room; 1538 S. Clark Rd. (lash extensions salon) • Bank of America; 111 S. Cedar Ridge Dr., Suite #138 (banking/walk up ATM) Library Nothing to report. Page 5 of 12 Parks and Recreation Parks: • The Public Works concrete crew has poured multiple sections of the parking lot for the pavilion bond project at Lakeside Park. They anticipate finishing by next week, weather permitting. • The Park Maintenance crew installed sod around the new fitness equipment at Pyburn Park. • Parks employees are working toward a “Christmas Stroll” socially distanced display to be ready by 12/04/20 at Armstrong Park, near the gazebo. • The Keep Duncanville Beautiful Board will be celebrating Arbor Day this Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Armstrong Park. Page 6 of 12 Top Row: Construction at Lakeside Park; Bottom: Fitness Equipment at Pyburn Park Fieldhouse: • Fieldhouse Phase II improvements update: ▪ Tentative schedule for Phase II fence & wall completion is next week. • Upcoming Events: ▪ DasCHE Spartans Basketball Tournament - Friday 12:00p - 9:30p & Saturday 9:00a - 8:00p (6 courts) ▪ TB5 Reports Basketball Camp - Sunday 9:00a - 5:00p (3 courts) ▪ Jr NBA Youth Basketball League - Sunday 3:00p - 7:00p (3 courts) Senior Center: • The Senior Center continues to offer COVID-19 curbside meal pick-up and deliveries. • The Trunk-or-Treat event last Friday was a success! This event allowed local health and wellness vendors to provide information about products and services offered to the senior community. • Upcoming Events: ▪ Sweet Treats from Staff (Caramel Apple) – November 10, 2020 ▪ Parking Lot Bingo – Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Page 7 of 12 Page 8 of 12 Parking Lot Trunk or Treat Participants & Vendors Recreation Center: • Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all reservations and events are cancelled for the month of November. • New gym hours began last week - 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. – the rest of the center will stay open until 9:00 p.m. • Upcoming Events (subject to COVID-19 restrictions): ▪ Virtual Tree Lighting – December 5, 2020 Page 9 of 12 Stair Steppers; Pickleball Public Information Body recovered at Duncanville park a day after man swimming in pond went under Dallas Morning News Authorities recovered a body from a Duncanville pond Wednesday morning, a day after a man went swimming and didn’t resurface. Autoridades recuperan un cuerpo del lago Lakeside Park en Duncanville Authorities recover a body from Lake Lakeside Park in Duncanville Univision La búsqueda inició ayer en la tarde luego de una llamada por un posible caso de ahogamiento. The search began yesterday afternoon after a call for a possible drowning case. Possible drowning. Looking for somebody in the lake. Lakeside Park, Duncanville, TX SmashDaTopic.com Police looking for missing Henderson County children in Duncanville or Grand Prairie RADIO.COM Page 10 of 12 Police are looking for two east Texas children who are missing and may be in Dallas County. The children were last seen with their parents, Robert ... Schools Take Steps To Keep Students “COVID-19 Safe” On Election Day NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth In Duncanville, every teacher and staff member were given small handheld electrostatic misters and they were running at full force throughout the day. 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